Bansky - Political Graffiti Artist

Banksy is an English based graffiti artist/ painter/ film director and political activist. His street art is known for conveying messages about social justice and political commentary. Bansky's images are thought provoking. Bansky bold style is thought provoking. He also is known for saying things that are offensive to some but honest to many others.

QUOTES: "When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.""Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for. ”

"Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.”

"A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.

“The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages”

– Banksy

WEBSITEhttp://www.banksy.co.uk/QA/qaa.html

IMAGES OF BANKSY'S WORK

exit through the gift shop - 2010 - film by banksy

Banksy is known for creating the Banksy Effect. This video illustrates how societies interest in other street artists was growing on the backs of Banky's success and how other street artists became incredibly successful.

Boniface Mwangi - Kenyan Graffiti artists

Boniface Mwangi is a Kenya born artist/ photojournalist that has devoted his life to capturing the political state of Kenya in photographs and depicting it in graffiti form.

To his people he is a hero but to his government he is a criminal. He has been arrested and his camera has been taken away from him many times, sometimes officials have even destroyed his camera.

WEBSITEwww.bonifacemwangi.com

IMAGES OF MWANGI'S WORK

AN INTERVIEW WITH MWANGI

Mohammed ali - English graffiti artist

Mohammed Ali is a graffiti artist whose calls himself, Aerosol Arabic / Urban Spiritual Artist. that is interested in creating art for the people. He's body of work is a fusion between street art and Islamic script. He's images create messages of change and many cultures, faiths and people around the world respect he’s work. He is also a public speaker who speaks to the young and the old about the importance of graffiti art. He believes that graffiti art has the power to change society, the power to change people's thoughts and judgments about one another. He's work merges the issues of the multicultural society that we live in and he hopes to fill this gap with his body of work and he's powerful voice.